COLLATERAL BEAUTY (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness), Edward Norton (Birdman), Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game), Michael Peña (War on Everyone), Naomie Harris (Skyfall), Jacob Latimore (Ride Along), Helen Mirren (The Queen), Enrique Murciano (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Kylie Rogers (Miracles From Heaven), Ann Dowd (Compliance)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

David Frankel (Marley and Me), director; Allan Loeb (The Dilemma), writer, producer; Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Bard Dorros (Triple 9), Kevin Scott Frakes (American Ultra) and Michael Sugar (Spotlight), producers; Theodore Shapiro (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), composer; Maryse Alberti (Creed), cinematographer; Andrew Marcus (Begin Again), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Top New York advertising executive Howard (Smith) experiences a personal tragedy, and as a result shuts himself away from life, including his friends Claire (Winslet), Whit (Norton) and Simon (Peña), who are all desperate to reach out to Howard but with little effect. They soon learn that Howard has been writing constant letters to human personifications of Love, Time and Death, and devise a unique plan to help their friend overcome his grief in a profound and touching way…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Will Smith leads a starry ensemble in this inspirational tale of grief, loss and getting back on your feet even when things look even bleaker.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

MONDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2016

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